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Ep 156: Columbus, Part 1 — Dogged Determination to Head West to the Indies
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Harry and Rafe start tackling the story of Columbus and his travels to the New World.
A Genoese sailor, Columbus, while operating out of Portugal, becomes intrigued with the idea of sailing west to reach the spices of the Far East. At a time when a route to Asia had just been determined to be possible (but also impractical) around the Cape of Good Hope at the Southern tip of Africa, Columbus is a man with a flawed idea that simply needs to be tried. Stubborn determination, some bad calculations, and a little good fortune lands Columbus in 1492 with three ships and a blessing from Spanish royalty. In September of 1492, Columbus and his men sail into an unknown sea and into the greatest discovery in the history of the West...
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